Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-10
w. w. Cook is looking after his Kan
sas City investments this week.


Mike Cavanaugh has been enjoying
city life here for several weeks.
A two-ton refrigerator keeps all fresh
meat in good order at the Central meat
market. 4
r. NJ. Painter, of Meade County, the
man Omeara downed for representa-
tive, was here this week.
The county normal institute opened
Monday morning, with - teachers in
attendance. The number is increasing
rapidly.
After being stirred up last week, at
the eleventh hour, the prairie dog pub
lished the call for a county democratic
convention.
You can buy anything YOU want at
w. NJ. Wheelers as cheap as any house
in town will sell the same article. He
guarantees this to his customers. II
1t should have been mentioned soon
er that Miss Maggie Cartan, sister OF
Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Axline, is here on
a protracted visit. She lived here two
years ago, and was very popular in
society.
The advanced pupils of the public
school ought to take the present course
of normal instruction, whether they
expect to be teachers or not. 1t will be
of great benefit to them in the next
term Of their schooling.
The proposition to vote $40, 600 in
bonds to be used next year in erecting
a new school house was defeated last
Wednesday. The objection is to tear
ing down the old building, many good
people believing that it is not unsafe.
Having bought out the entire job
stock of a complete job office, this
week, the INDEX is better than ever
prepared to execute good and cheap
work. Come in and give us a trial.
Three presses are kept constantly in
use.
The annual picnic of the Union Sun
day School Association will be held Au-
gust 81, 1887, in Wisner's grove, three
and half miles northeast OF Sharon.
a number OF schools will take part in
the exercises. A general invitation is
extended to all. Full particulars may
be obtained of G. b. Shirk, secretary of
the association.
Cedar township composed of town
ship 30, range 10, was formed by the
board Of county commissioners last
week. The voting place was establish
ed at Cedar Hill school house. The
officers named by the commissioners, to
serve until after the next election are:
Chas. Wear, trustee; w. w. Fain,
treasurer; Dennis COnger, clerk.
We are authorized TO say that Judge
James NJ. Bryson, of Kiowa, will not
be candidate for sheriff, but that he
will accept the nomination for county
treasurer on the democratic ticket, if
it is rendered him. This gentleman is
fully competent to fill the position of
treasurer, and his friends say that his
will be equivalent to an
election.
John A. Lacy has received his per.
manent appointment in the railway
mail service, in less than six months
after his temporary appointment, which
was made last February. In his final
he made 97i in a possible
100. This speaks well for the young
man, for about one half Of the ap-
pointces in the service never get beyond
the six months probation.
Already there is talk about the polit-
ical outlook in this senatorial district
for next year. 1t is rumored that
Judge Ellis has become tired of the
bench and will be republican candi-
date for state senator. The district is
composed of the counties of Harper.
Barber, COmanche, Clark and Meade.
1t Is also said that Il. \. McNeal. of
this city, is trimming his sails for the
race. If Judge Ellis resigns, it is I'M
derstOod that E. Sample, of this city,
will be republican candidate to fill
the vancancy; and it is also rumored
that w. s. Denton would not object to
a nomination from the democracy.
Our Hazelton correspondent writes:
"A young man mixed Kiowa and Ia
zelton drinks the other day with the
result of 3 broken buggies. one run
away, one peeled leg and lots of fun.
G. Sharer has moved his stock of goods
to the Panhandle. Constable Afford
arrested him just as he was getting ON
the train, for failing to pay certain ao,
counts. w. Z. Hayden will move his
barber shop to Wichita. l. L. Rinear
and Joe Brown will go to Colorado
soon. Leland Allie Peck are at Wichita
in the real estate business. Work on
the Temple block has been stopped on
account of dry weather and short crops.
5. L. Medaris has new boy, a demo-
crat. 1t is reported that the Tribune
will be moved to Texas. Bob Break
was burned out again Thursday. and
lost everything in his house. Quite a
lot Of land is advertised on which the
taxes have been paid, and tax warrants
are out against parties who have their
there is considerable swear
ing. w. d. Anglin has sold his farm
for $4,000. j. King is on the war-path
and wants w. c. Affords scalp, if he
can get it without endangering his
own"
An interesting letter was received by
the INDEX this week from DR.. Z. Z.
Miller, who has arrived at his home in
New York, after a visit of a month to
his farm near this CITY. He SAYS that
he carefully looked at the crops from
the time he left Barber county, and he
says that it seemed as though there
was more green feed IN Barber county
than in the whole section of country
from Rock Island tn (,hinaO0 Ha oax,s.